I think I am in the process of being defrauded out of a guitar by an eBay "buyer" in Canada and would appreciate advice pls. I feel all the more foolish because a forum member warned me this might happen.
The buyer first threatened to cancel the transaction when the guitar didn't show up on ParcelForce's tracking system for 2 days after despatch.
So, at the end of last week it was delivered (in a flight case). The buyer promptly canceled the transaction because a tensioning spring on one of the pup screws was missing (if true then mea culpa - I hadn't noticed). This is a 50p fix - hardly serious. Allegedly the volume knob had come off in transit - IMO the average 6-year old could put it back on. And, allegedly, the 'master' volume knob didn't work. This guitar doesn't have a master volume knob, and I suspect the problem could be solved by putting the volume knob back on ... or putting a battery in the guitar (it has a built in fx processor). It looks like a deliberate attempt to retrieve the payment without returning the guitar (repair cost estimate: 50p).
PayPal have taken the money out of my account.
I have contacted a local guitar store (a big chain) in Canada who are willing to take the guitar in and fix any issues at my expense. Surprise, surprise, the buyer has not responded to this offer.
Anyone got any ideas? I have an ID and an address - but are they real?
The buyer first threatened to cancel the transaction when the guitar didn't show up on ParcelForce's tracking system for 2 days after despatch.
So, at the end of last week it was delivered (in a flight case). The buyer promptly canceled the transaction because a tensioning spring on one of the pup screws was missing (if true then mea culpa - I hadn't noticed). This is a 50p fix - hardly serious. Allegedly the volume knob had come off in transit - IMO the average 6-year old could put it back on. And, allegedly, the 'master' volume knob didn't work. This guitar doesn't have a master volume knob, and I suspect the problem could be solved by putting the volume knob back on ... or putting a battery in the guitar (it has a built in fx processor). It looks like a deliberate attempt to retrieve the payment without returning the guitar (repair cost estimate: 50p).
PayPal have taken the money out of my account.
I have contacted a local guitar store (a big chain) in Canada who are willing to take the guitar in and fix any issues at my expense. Surprise, surprise, the buyer has not responded to this offer.
Anyone got any ideas? I have an ID and an address - but are they real?